Stagmomantis carolina hanging out under the door handle; moved it very carefully to avoid hurting her.

Stagmomantis carolina cleaning herself on my hand!

Stagmomantis carolina considers whether this fig branch is acceptable. Her short wings tell you she’s a she.

A closeup of beautiful, fierce Stagmomantis carolina.

Found a lovely Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) hanging out on my mom’s door; I migrated her to a fig tree. She cleaned herself on my hand! Her short wings reveal her sex; males have longer, flying wings.

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